Friday, December 2, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                           We will begin our party and presentations on December 16.

Targets for Today: Reading: Literature Standard 10  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Speaking and Listening Standard 1  Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. b.  Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. c.  Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. d.  Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

Today’s  Agenda: 1.  Read your own books or work in groups. You may take your books home no more than TWO TIMES and will promise to read only the amount your group decides on to keep your group on track.   FYI:  We have  7 class times until Christmas (counting today), and 3 after.  Some days are reserved for presenting  The Storyteller's Daughter Touching Spirit Bear Stargirl Legend  Rebecca T. Morgan L. Mari G. Kadence Rebecca  Sydney Assignment:  Character Sheets and Storytelling  Jace W.  Tyler S. Ben M. Assignment: Discussion Questions and Group Report on Bullying Tori D. Haylie T Lily W. Whitney W. Lillian V.  ___________ Abby C.  Amber S. Mallory J. Natalia   Assignment:  Character Sheets and Stargirl Project Abigail D. Mesa B Olivia A Jaden C. Miriam C.  Gavin D. __________ Nicolas C. Matthew W. Wyatt N. Nephi N.  Ava N. Assignment:  Character Sheets and  Informative Presentation  The Storyteller's Daughter Project:  Tell stories. http://www.storyteller.net/stories/text http://www.thestorytelling-resource-centre.com/Folktales.html http://www.storynet.org/resources/ collections.html You could use a Native American story,  another traditional story, fable, myth, or other tale; a child's story, including one from a picture book -- but tell it, don't read it.   Touching Spirit Bear https://nobullying.com/bullying-in-middle-school/ https://nobullying.com/are-you-against-bullying/ http://7mindsets.com/dealing-with-middle-school-bullying/ http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/best-viral-antibullying-videos/ Anger Management: http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/deal-with-anger.html?WT.ac=ctg http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/anger-management/art-20045434  Stargirl WWSD?  Random acts of kindness: singing to people for their birthdays, watching the newspapers for events in people's lives and doing kindnesses for them, encouraging people,  showing others that you can be an individual,  See below.    Legend  eugenics: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1796 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dh23eu.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/darwin/nameof/ Should you need it, here is a Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting The Republic with our current government and country.  http://www.classtools.net/widgets/venn_2circle_7/CxBfH.htm And here is one for comparing the author's writing style in the Day chapters and the June chapters.  http://www.classtools.net/widgets/venn_2circle_2/HFEkW.htm "There's also the place where I get my hair cut. I always overhear good stuff there. And of course there're the bulletin boards" (21.113) Stargirl is always listening for information that she can use to bring a little happiness to someone. Her love of all of humanity is very strong, and it feeds her powers of observation. She's literally looking for opportunities to love. How many of us really do that? "All you need is your eyes and one other person. I pick somebody on the street, the mall, a store, wherever, and I follow them. Say it's a her. I follow her for fifteen minutes, not a minute more. I time myself. The game is, after fifteen minutes of watching her, I have to guess what kind of card she needs" (21.27). See, Stargirl's not nosy. She's just observant. And very empathetic. She uses her powers of observation to connect to those around her through random (and some not so random) acts of kindness."   http://www.shmoop.com/stargirl/exploration-quotes-4.html

If You Were Absent: See above.

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